Monoplane

Punk - Alternative - Grunge

Band:

Valeri Khachidze - Vocal, Rhythm Guitar

Stanislav Rogankov - Solo Guitar

Giorgi Manoshvili - Rhythm Guitar
Vakhtang Macharashvili - Bass
Lev Azatian - Drums

About:

The band was formed in 2003, September. After a few changes of the band memebers, now we have a finilised group that sums up Monoplane. They have performed many gigs and festivals in hometown of Georgia Tbilisi, those who loves Georgian Grunge/Alternative music should definitely like Monoplane's Distorted Sound.

Myspace: Myspace.com/Monolplan

Youtube: Youtube.com/Gluver76

90's Kutaisi

In Georgian Rock history of 90's Kutaisi was one of the important city of Georgia, there were many rock, punk rock and hard rock bands there. Lots of them are still performing, some of them even moved to Tbilisi, but many of other cool bands were collapsed due to unknown problems.
These are several bands which were performing punk-rock during 90’s unfortunately we could not get more info about them. it very hard to gether anykind of information but we hope in future we will find more information about this bands.

Best History

Performance: Punk - Rock
One of the famous band in Kutaisi had performed many gigs in Kutaisi and Tbilisi in 90’s

Band:
George Khonelidze – Vocal
Nikusha Swanidze – Rhythm guitar
Zviad Sakandelidze – Solo guitar
Chee - Bass
Zaal Sakandelidze – Drums

Arceopter X
(Later the band name has changed to "Juan Pablo Tatoia")

Performance: Punk - Rock

Band:
Tato Grdzelidze – Vocal, Guitar
Levan Khonelidze - Bass
Berdia Bregadze - Drums

Shavi Gvino (means Black Wine in Georgian)

Performance: Punk - Rock

Band:
Goga Babuadze - Vocal
Otiko Lomtadze – Lead guitar
David Chogovadze – Rhythm Guitar
Malkhaz Chachua - Bass
Irakli Kotoreishvili - Drum

Goga Zhorzholadze

Performance: Punk - Rock

one of the pioneer of Kutaisian Punk-Rock, has performed with many different musicians such as Robi kukhianidze (Outsider), Chee (Best History) etc.

Baju

Baju is also one of the important figure of Kutaisian rock music, he moved to Tbilisi in 2000 and started to perform Electronic music. The project named "Baju" he was one of the participant of Electronic music festival "Electronauts 2007".

Vodka Vtraiom

Performance: Punk - Grunge

Band:
Kesha – Vocal, Guitar
Tim – Bass
Borgir – Drum

Vodka Vtraiom is Georgian alternative-punk band, formed in Tbilisi in 2004. Lyrics are generally in Georgian language, but also in English and Russian. They are about: bad relations among people, politics, alcohol & drugs, war, suicide and so on. Vodka Vtraiom has not any studio records yet, except some demos. Kesha and Borgir are refuges from Abkhazia, They had to leave their native land due to the ethnic conflict in 1992-93. So the main ideology of the band is antimilitary, because the war brings only destruction, disappointment & pain. Besides all this negative stuff the members of Vodka Vtraiom are very cheerful & like to pass time in the company of friends!

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vodkavtraiom

Outsider

Performance: Punk - Rock - Folk Rock

Band:
Robert (Robi) Kukhianidze - Vocals, Guitar
Saba (Basa) Kuprashvili - Bass-guitar
Giga (Bajoo) Mjhavia - Drums (1990-1992)
Gia (Jhestoka) Shilakadze - Drums (1992-2000)
Giorgi (Gobeja) Gobejishvili - Bass-guitar (2004)
Akaki (Kakia) Japharidze - Drums (2002)

Outsider was formed in 1989 in Qutaisi by Robi Kukhianidze. Robi doesn't considers himself as punk or alternative musician (so called alternativshik), though his band Outsider has both punk and alternative elements in it. He dislike when someone calls him father of Kutaisian rock or father of Georgian alternative music, moreover he don't likes such conditional titles.

He considers Peter Mamonov, well-known Russian underground musician, as one of his biggest teacher. The Outsider recorded its first album "Inside" in Mamonov's studio, Moscow in 1992.
By the way this album was the first Georgian vinyl among Georgian rock-band albums which was recorded abroad. Outsider was the only Georgian band which took part in 1991 first in Talin and then in Moscow international alternative music festivals.
Front man, vocals and Guitar player of Trio Outsider, Robi Kukhianidze moved from Kutaisi to The capital in the year 2000. Despite this, his music was well known in Tbilisi from 1996 when he won a prize on festival "Margarita 96" as a best Georgian alternative musician.
Albums: Albums: "Inside" - 1992, " Primitivi " (Primitive) - 1997 , "Mkvleli" (Murderer) - 1999

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/outsiderge

Albums:

Circus Closet

Performance: Indie - Pop - Acoustic

Gosha - Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Tsitsila - Lead Guitar
Marco - Bass
Tsakho - Drumms

 Circus Closet formed in March of 2005. After debute live wich was held in "Mziuri Summer Rock Festival" the band mambers has changed. Nowadays Circus Clost is project of it's singer Gosha  and other band mambers are various.

Circus Closet has recorded 2 albums in 2007 "Liquid Sun" and "Happy House"

Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/CircusCloset  

Paata Charashvili

Performance: Alternative - Grunge - Punk

Paata Charashvili - Lead Guitar, Singer, Songwriter 

Paata Charashvili was born in Tbilisi at 26 of October 1980. He attended secondary and classical piano schools from 1988 to 1997. 1999 ended classical guitar school. During high school his main subject was music. While studding music he participated in many concerts and festivals. In 1997, He received the first place award for music in a national cultural festival, in which he played on the guitar and sang, also played at the Language Academy’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, where I again received the first place award. In 1997 he formed the rock band: “Never Mind”. In the band there is lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. The music and lyrics which are in English are all his original compositions. He was the lead guitarist and singer for the group. Also has been played in local and national festivals. Apart from him, the members of the group have changed since its inception. In 2003 came out in London; England independent music compilation “Discovery” by Matchbox Recordings Company which included Paata Charashvili’s song “I Will”. Also came out the rock compilation in Georgia “Rock Georgia” which includes Paata Charashvili’s song “Time Cry”. In 2004 has participated in alternative rock festival “Aerials 204” in Groningen; Netherlands. Paata has recorded three demo albums.

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/paatacharashvili